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PIERRE, S.D. – (DRG News) A groundbreaking was held on Wednesday for the Edgewood Senior Living Community, which will be located in northeast Pierre. Two companies, Edgewood Group LLC and ICON, are partnering to build the senior community, which will include 48 assisted living apartments and 20 memory care apartments. It will be located...

PIERRE, S.D. – (DRG News) The forecast for parts of central South Dakota calls for a Wind Advisory through tomorrow and a Winter Storm Watch from tonight through early tomorrow afternoon. Megan Mulford of WeatherEye says winds will be brisk again today and there’s a possibility of about six inches of snow in central...

PIERRE, S.D. – (Department of Public Safety) South Dakota officials are closing Interstate 90 between Exit 110 at Wall and Exit 30 at Sturgis, effective immediately. With this closure, I-90 is closed from Wall to the Wyoming border. That segment of the interstate will remain closed until storm conditions improve and crews are able...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – State Rep. Jim Bolin has ended his campaign to be South Dakota’s next commissioner of school and public lands. The Argus Leader reports that Bolin is ending his campaign to instead focus on his opposition to the Common Core standards for K-12 education. The South Dakota Board of Education...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota officials have closed Interstate 90 from Sturgis to the Wyoming border because of the early autumn blizzard hitting the western part of the state. Officials say that section of the interstate will remain closed until storm conditions improve and crews are able to clear the roadway. The state...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota authorities are warning drivers about a winter storm that could dump as much as 30 inches of snow on the Black Hills. Transportation and Public Safety officials say the early-fall storm with heavy snow and strong winds could make travel difficult in the Black Hills and much...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – About 3,600 South Dakota Air and Army National Guard members won’t have to show up this weekend for training because of the partial government shutdown. The Guard says it cancelled a scheduled drill assembly due to the lapse in federal appropriations. It will likely be rescheduled for October 26th...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – An early winter storm could drop a foot or more of snow across much of the Black Hills through early Saturday. The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a winter storm warning from 6 p.m. Mountain time Thursday until 6 a.m. Saturday. Heavier amounts of 21 inches...

PIERRE, S.D. – (DRG News) The Pierre Rural Fire Department responded to three different fire calls within the past 24 hours. Pierre Rural Fire Chief Jason Roggow says crews were first told about smoke coming from rubble at the city landfill about 3:55 p.m. Wednesday. The landfill is located about six miles east of...

PIERRE, S.D. – (DRG News) A Pierre man was arrested Tuesday night after police were called to the report that a person was being disorderly at a local location. Pierre Police Captain Elton Blemaster says an officer was sent to Betty’s Place on Tuesday-just after 10:00 p.m. When the officer arrived, Blemaster says the...